Blade holder



Jan. 19 1926. 1,570,478

A. GOETZ BLADE HOLDER Filed August 11, 1922 ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 19, 1926.

ABRAHAM GOETZ, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BLADE Homann.

Application led August 11,

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM Gonrz, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Blade Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a holder or Stropper for safety razor blades, and an Iobject of the invention is to provide a. holder for razor blades, which isvsimple in construction, may be manufactured at a comparatively low cost and one which is simple and efficient in its operation.

More specifically, this invention comprises the provision of a razor holder including a pair of cooperating engaging sections movable upon a pivot transversely of the' length of the members to permit their blade engaging ends to be spread for receiving a blade and a sliding band for clamping the meln- 'b ers in blade engaging and holding positions. A

Other objects` of the invention will appear in the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view Vof the improved razor blade holder.

Fig. 2 is a cross section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the improved safety razor blade holder or stropper comprises the blade engaging members l and 2 which have blade engaging heads 3, the inner surfaces of which are fiat., while the outer surfaces are hollow ground, as clearly shown in Fig. 2' of the drawings. The blade engaging heads 3 are shaped, so as to permit the proper engagement of the cutting edge 4 of the razor blade 5 with a strop, during the stropping operation. The head 3 is provided with studs 6, which are adapted to project through the openings 7 in the razor blade and into recesses 8 formed in the head3 for preventing lon 'tudinal movement of the razor blade 5. T e members 1 and 2 are connected adjacent the ends of the blade handle portions 9 by a rivet 10, Whlch extends transversely therethrough.'

1922. serial No. 581,188.

'Ihe openings 11 through which the rivetextends are larger in diameter than the rivet and the inner surfaces of the outer end of the handle 9 of the member 2 tapers outwardly as shown at 12 to permit ypivotally movement of the members 1 andV 2 transversely, so as to spread the heads 3 to permit the removal of a blade from between the members or to permit the insertion of a blade there between.

A sliding ring 13 is slidably mounted upon the handles 9 which gradually increases in thickness towards the head 3 so that as the sliding ring 13 is moved towards the heads 3 it will securely clamp the members 1 and 2 against pivotal movement and hold the blade 5 tightly in place. If it is so desired the backs of the heads 3 may have their inner edges beveled as shown at 14 to prevent liability of dulling contact of the heads with the edge of the razor.

The studs Gare arranged'so that the holder is adapted for holding Gillette,

Durham Duplex or analogous safety razor blades, firmly to permit thorough and etlicient honing and stropping of the blades.

It is, of course, to be understood that the invention may be constructed in other manners and the parts associated in different relations and, therefore, I do not 'desire to be limited in any manner except as set forth in the claim hereunto appended. j

Having thus described my invention what I claim is: l

In a razor blade holder, two members each including a handle provided at one end with a head, the handles increasing in thickness toward theheadsand the heads being provided with means for securing a razor blade inserted between them, a keeper freely slidable on the handles, and a rivet loosely inserted through the handles adjacent the other end thereof, one of the handles having the portion thereof beyond the rivet disposed at an angle outwardly away from the other handle whereby the heads may be forced apart when the keeper is in inoperative position by pressing the outer ends of the handles toward each other. .l

In testimony whereof I a'ix my signature.

ABRAHAM GOETZ. 

